Welcome to my Blog.

Hello friends. I am new to blogging so here goes. My name is Christine and I live in Kingston, Ontario. I am married and have a son who is also married and lives with his family in Oshawa. My husband, Tito, is currently in Ecuador and I shall be joining him in the fall. Another adventure. I am currently employed in the fast food industry as a supervisor. I have been with the same employer for 7 years. I lived in Alberta for a year and had the most amazing time there. My BFF Linda and I enjoy each other's company very much and spend as much time together as possible. We have wonderful fun-filled days card making, knitting and discussing how we would run the world. Currently on my needles is a sweater design by Sirdar # 9414. The pattern calls for Flirt DK but I am using Baby Bamboo colour Sh 126 a beautiful true red. I am making this one to wear at my niece Carly's wedding at the end of June. I had seen the sample at my local knit store and I knew right away this one was for me. I am also very interested in Lace knitting and have purchased yarn from Jamieson and Smith, Shetland Islands, to pursue my interest. I love the look of the traditional Shetland Christening and Wedding Ring Shawls. I purchased  Sharon Miller's book Heirloom Knitting and The Best of Knitter's Magazine Shawls and Scarves to help develop my interest. I have taken baby steps to get used to knitting with finer yarn by making scarves and shawls using Misti Alpaca. I love the feel of the finer yarn. When I am purchasing yarn for myself or for a project I have been asked to make I take the time to touch the yarn, smell it and roll it around in my hand. If it doesn't pass my "squeeze" test then I look for something else. If I wouldn't use it for myself then I wouldn't use it for anyone else. I very seldom use yarn from a department store and then only for pet blankets or children's mittens. Children always lose 1 mitten. Strange???  Well I have tired myself out. I'll post more another day. Bye fer now.